It’s almost spring and there’s going to be a celebration to get the season off to a festive start during September.
The inaugural Spring Festival is all about three weeks of outdoor fun and recreation revolving around a giant snow globe and a temporary ice skating rink at the Gala Street reserve.
For Venture Southland Major Events Coordinator Claire Blau the process of bringing the festival together has been a very satisfying one. “It is important to us that the Southland community has access to new experiences that they can enjoy with family and friends.
We are excited to be bringing the ice skating rink and the snow globe to Invercargill for the first time.”
“Ice-World New Zealand has toured New Zealand, setting up in Auckland, Palmerston North and most recently in Christchurch.”
“The skating rink is 15m by 25m so there’s no shortage of space for skaters.
We expect people will keep coming back for more over the three weeks which include the two week September school holidays.”
“Enter the 10m x 4m snow globe and immerse yourself in this interactive and fun activity which is to be provided as a free experience.
It is particularly popular with children and evoke nostalgia in adults.”
The Spring Festival is the result of collaboration between Venture Southland, Ice-World New Zealand, Community Trust of Southland, Invercargill Licensing Trust, ILT Foundation and the Invercargill City Council.
Our partners recognise the value of unique events that inspire and bring opportunities for Southlanders to come together and celebrate as a community. If the Spring Festival proves a hit, it will become a regular feature on the Invercargill events calendar.
The Invercargill Spring Festival will run from 22 September until 15 October 2017